NBA NewsSaturday, May 16, 2026

AJ Dybantsa, the No. 1 ranked prospect in the class of 2025, has committed to play for Brigham Young University next season. The announcement solidifies BYU’s position as an emerging basketball program under first-year head coach Kevin Young. Standing 6-foot-9, Dybantsa is a highly skilled small forward playing his senior year at Utah Prep in […] The post AJ Dybantsa Commits to BYU: Top Draft Prospect Joins Cougars for 2025 Season appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Los Angeles Lakers 2024 #17 pick Dalton Knecht says that he actually studied film of his new head coach JJ Redick while playing for Tennessee last year. (via Yahoo! Sports): Reporter: “Back in LA when he met with the media, Rob [Pelinka] said that JJ already had like a whiteboard out and was drawing up […] The post Dalton Knecht: “At Tennessee, I watched a lot of JJ Redick” appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Heat 125-115, and Miami’s four-game winning streak on Saturday evening. Anthony Edwards led the Wolves with 33 points, while Naz Reid with 29, and Julius Randle contributed a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds. Rudy Gobert also added 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Wolves outscored Miami 19-4 in […] The post Timberwolves snap Heat’s 4-game winning streak appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Jalen Duren helped keep the Detroit Pistons' season alive after struggling for most of their Eastern Conference second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Detroit's All-Star center had 15 points and 11 rebounds in Friday night's 115-94 victory that forced a Game 7 on Sunday. It was a strong performance by Duren, who was benched for the final 17 minutes of Detroit's 117-113 overtime loss on Wednesday.

Daniss Jenkins would get the start in Game 6 despite Duncan Robinson returning from injury. The decision would pay off as the Detroit bench scored 48 points in a complete team win with a 21-point victory over Cleveland. The Pistons got out to a 10-6 start until back-to-back threes from James Harden and Donovan Mitchell […]

San Antonio led by as much as 35 points and imposed its indomitable will in the second half to put away Minnesota

Stephon Castle stars as the San Antonio Spurs seal their spot in the Western Conference finals with a convincing win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

A family of four paid more than $2,600 to attend the Lakers’ playoff game against the Thunder at Crypto.com Arena, making it one of the NBA’s most expensive postseason experiences behind only the Knicks.

For the first time since 2017, the Spurs are back in the Conference Finals.

Stephon Castle had 32 points, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night to win the series in six games.

"I’m not here to look at the fact I missed shots. It’s the overall force and impact on the game.”

The San Antonio Spurs weren't supposed to be this far along at this point in their development, entering the Western Conference finals with confidence, momentum — and just about everything they need on the court except for significant NBA playoffs experience. The Spurs aren't concerned about everybody else's timeline. “I understand the general expectations of what we were supposed to do in October aren’t necessarily aligned with where we’re at right now," coach Mitch Johnson said after the 13...